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Page 95
... mosquitoes comfortable in their quarters . Every housekeeper had a domestic breed- ing place , if only a flower pot in which a little too much water had been used . There were cans filled with water into which the legs of the tables and ...
... mosquitoes comfortable in their quarters . Every housekeeper had a domestic breed- ing place , if only a flower pot in which a little too much water had been used . There were cans filled with water into which the legs of the tables and ...
Page 207
... mosquitoes , particularly the aedes aegypti . The other is the jungle type , which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes inhabiting the forests . Aedes aegypti multiplies rapidly in valleys and harbors in temperatures above 65 ° F ...
... mosquitoes , particularly the aedes aegypti . The other is the jungle type , which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes inhabiting the forests . Aedes aegypti multiplies rapidly in valleys and harbors in temperatures above 65 ° F ...
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... mosquitoes longer . He succeeded . The reason for the delay in proving Finlay's theory was that no one had guessed ... mosquito , was undetectable during what is called today the " eclipse . " Since the mosquito does not digest all ...
... mosquitoes longer . He succeeded . The reason for the delay in proving Finlay's theory was that no one had guessed ... mosquito , was undetectable during what is called today the " eclipse . " Since the mosquito does not digest all ...
Contents
BunauVarillas Last Campaigns | 299 |
Appendix 1 | 335 |
Appendix 3 | 349 |
Copyright | |
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